Educate 100 Dalit girls

Education is considered an important instrument to bring social change and introduce economic transformation in our country.  It is a vital factor leading India in its path towards development, social advancement and economic betterment for our country as a whole and our poorest people.  UDHR has declared that education is not only a national but also an international birthright of every child. 

India, the largest democracy of the world, unfortunately has the largest number of underprivileged sectors who are deprived of education.  This is caused by the on going inequalities in Indian society, i.e. caste, class, and gender. The lowest caste girls traditionally are removed from education when they are very young to mind younger children and help in the home.  This locks them into a cycle of poverty and lack of opportunities.  The majority of people in our country do not think it is ridiculous that the Indian Goddess of learning is a woman but yet the girl child in their household continues to hold a broom instead of a book in her hand.

 In order to change this acceptance of lower caste girls being deprived of their right to an education, Nandri sponsors and financially supports the children of our families to continue their education through Secondary level and on to University, giving them a bright and brilliant future full of possibilities. With a University degree these children can have meaningful careers, earn money to both enrich their own lives and that of their poor families from the Dalit Community.

a. Education brings a smile to Shalini

Shalini is from a village in the Tiruvannamalai district. Her father is working as a collie. Her mother is looking after the cow at home which was bought with the financial assistance given by Nandri. Her elder brother is working as a laborer in one of the stores. With the meager income, the family found it impossible to afford to educate Shalini. Now with the support given by Nandri, she is doing her first year in Bachelor of Nursing in Lakshmi Nursing College.  She is so grateful to Nandri for giving her this chance to have a fulfilling career and a bright future.  

b.Educational support gives a future to Jasmine

Jasmine is from the Tiruvannamalai district. Her father is an alcoholic and is incapable of supporting his family. She is the last child in the family and because of the lack of financial support Jasmine was planning to discontinue her studies. Nandri stepped in and with their help she is now doing her Post Graduate ( M.Sc) in  Science in Sishya College in Tiruvannamalai.  She is overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity she has been given by Nandri. 

c.Educational support means everything to Sneha and her family

Sneha is from a small rural village and has one younger sister. Her father has been very ill and is having ongoing treatment. The entire family spends all their income struggling to pay the medical bills. Her mother is working as a collie in agriculture so her wages are very small. There was no possibility of Sneha being able to continue her education until Nandri stepped in. Nandri has provided financial support and now she is enrolled in Loyola College in Vettavalam and doing her first year in Commerce. The whole family is very grateful to Nandri as when she graduates,  Sneha will earn a good salary and be able to help support her family and her fathers medical treatment.

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• https://www.globalgiving.org

“Education for all” is the moto of The Right to Education Act.  In spite of the efforts of the government to improve the education system, the future for poor Dalit girls is still very bleak.  They are oppressed by the upper castes and even their own families treat girls as being lower class than boys.  Girls are often withdrawn from education at a very young age to either work in the home looking after younger siblings, as the parents go out to earn a living or they have to take on the lowest jobs in society, such as toilet cleaning or scavenging.

Without education, these girls have no hope for the future.  Nandri changes their lives, supporting them and giving them an education and a bright future where anything is possible. Instead of cleaning toilets, our girls are becoming teachers, doctors and engineers amongst many other careers. With your help Nandri can transform the lives of our girls forever. In the past three months Nandri has supported 37 girls to help them continue their education at the cost of €16,938.   “Nandri” means thank you and to all our sponsors, from all the girls you have helped, we say a very big nandri.

Jeevajothi is from a small rural village.  Her father is diabetic and unable to work and her mother makes a little money from sewing.  Nandri heard of their plight and lent them the money to buy a cow which has generated an income for the family.  Jeevajothi had been taken out of school after 10th grade due to the familys lack of money and was helping at home for two years.  With Nandri’s financial aid, she returned to education and now is completing her first year in Engineering College.  She has a bright and promising future ahead of her. Jeevajothi could never have dreamed of college but Nandri made an impossible dream come true.  

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• http://www.nandri.org